Barcoo Pty Ltd employs five (5) employees in its factory. GALLAGHER spends half his time delivering finished goods for the sales department. Half of the wages are paid by the sales department. All accounts are in a single ledger.  The following pay information relates to the week ended 11 June 2010. Each employee normally works a 40 hour week. Any hours in excess of 40 are paid as overtime (at 1½ times the normal hourly rate). The supervisor is paid $20 per hour, and the remaining four employees $16 per hour. The time sheet summary for the week to 8 June 2007 shows: Employee   Hours Total   Chong Supervision   40             Dashwood Job 01 36       Cleaning 6 42             Edwards Job 01 22       Job 02 20 42             Ftelianos Job 02 28       Sick leave 4       Maintenance 8 40   Gallagher Materials store   40 204             The company reduces the appropriate accrual/provision for any leave paid. Payment of sick leave was approved for Ftelianos PAYG tax withheld from all pays for the week totalled $1,036. There were no other payroll deductions. The company accrues superannuation guarantee contributions at 9% of gross ordinary wages. ( calculate to the nearest whole dollar ) Overtime premium is charged to factory overhead, except for job 02 that is a rush order.   REQUIRED: (a) Calculate the total gross payroll for the week ended 11 June 2010. (b) Prepare general journal entries to record: The allocation of the labour cost as direct and/or indirect. The gross factory payroll for the week and the payment of net pays. The accrual of the company's superannuation guarantee debt (rounded to nearest dollar).

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Barcoo Pty Ltd employs five (5) employees in its factory. GALLAGHER spends half his time delivering finished goods for the sales department. Half of the wages are paid by the sales department. All accounts are in a single ledger. 

The following pay information relates to the week ended 11 June 2010.

  • Each employee normally works a 40 hour week. Any hours in excess of 40 are paid as overtime (at 1½ times the normal hourly rate). The supervisor is paid $20 per hour, and the remaining four employees $16 per hour.
  • The time sheet summary for the week to 8 June 2007 shows:

Employee

 

Hours

Total

 

Chong

Supervision

 

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dashwood

Job 01

36

 

 

 

Cleaning

6

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edwards

Job 01

22

 

 

 

Job 02

20

42

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ftelianos

Job 02

28

 

 

 

Sick leave

4

 

 

 

Maintenance

8

40

 

Gallagher

Materials store

 

40

204

 

 

 

 

 

  •  
  • The company reduces the appropriate accrual/provision for any leave paid. Payment of sick leave was approved for Ftelianos
  • PAYG tax withheld from all pays for the week totalled $1,036. There were no other payroll deductions.
  • The company accrues superannuation guarantee contributions at 9% of gross ordinary wages. ( calculate to the nearest whole dollar )
  • Overtime premium is charged to factory overhead, except for job 02 that is a rush order.

 

REQUIRED:

(a) Calculate the total gross payroll for the week ended 11 June 2010.

(b) Prepare general journal entries to record:

    1. The allocation of the labour cost as direct and/or indirect.
    2. The gross factory payroll for the week and the payment of net pays.
    3. The accrual of the company's superannuation guarantee debt (rounded to nearest dollar).
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